Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 248.7 m = 816.0 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 48.2 m = 158.1 ft
Approach Spans: 9
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 9.3 m = 30.5 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 10.1 m = 33.1 ft for a 12.2 m = 40.0 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Montchanin [49110]: New Castle County [003], Delaware [10]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 1
N/W WILMINGTON-GREENVILLE
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 28.5 metric ton = 31.4 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Inventory: 21.1 metric ton = 23.2 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is [4]
Road Alignment: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: August 2020 [0820] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 0.1 km = 0.1 mi
Traffic
ADT: 25624 (2019) and Trucks: 7%
Future ADT: 31687 (In 2038
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